Quote:What is an Australian Christmas like Snooks (or anyone else in the Southern Hemisphere)?

A typical Christmas Day here would be:

1. Sunrise about 5.15am and Sunset around 8.20pm

2. Tempreature 19C - 40C , 35% humidity and sunshine

3. Meals - Traditional Turkey for us, but most people have BBQ's

I can only just remember once, a Christmas with snow. In England when i was 7 and just before i moved out here. The snow would make it so much better, so much more like the real Christmas that portrays Santa, Reindeers and Snowmen, with children playing and laughing.

I always forget, is it in the UK it's called Math or the other way around? Anyway, I think I'm pretty inconsistent when it comes to that word. I sometimes write math and sometimes maths. When I say it, I say math though. Words ending in "ths" are a pain. Paths, baths, clothes, months... the list goes on!

Aaaand, I normally really dislike snow and cold weather, but I have to admit that it's not Christmas without it. It must feel really odd to celebrate Christmas in 40 degrees heat. Then again, I guess it's not odd if you've been doing it all your life but ...yeah, it would feel odd to me.

One thing I like about Christmas in Sweden is that Santa actually delivers the presents in person on Christmas Eve. So someone, normally the father of the family, goes out to "buy the newspaper", and suddenly, once the father has left, Santa comes knocking on the door.
In my family, Santa was usually pretty drunk. Which made for some extra entertainment.

I'd be a dog, a monkey or a bear, or anything but that vain animal, who is so proud of being rational.

I agree with Harold - Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the cold and the snow. Some year though, I wouldn't mind trying out a sunny, summer Christmas somewhere.

Question for Snooks - on the internet today, I came across an article written by an Australian women which listed the pros and cons of living in England. One of the pros she mentioned about living in England - 'not having your bag checked when leaving the store', quite surprised me.

Does this tend to happen in Australian shops, or is she someone that has just had some bad personal experience?

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